Scorecard Measures Companies Impact on Climate
Environmental reports have a tendency of being full of doom and gloom which I feel has a negative net affect on the real problems at hand. So instead of focusing on the negative aspects of climate impact, Climate Counts has taken a refreshingly positive glass-half-full approach to climate impact with their annual scorecard reports.
Climate Counts is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change. The way they accomplish this is through an annual scorecard report that measures how well large companies scored making climate improvements across various industry sectors. The 2nd of these reports has just been released, the first report was issued in June, 2007.
The Climate Counts Scorecard is updated annually and reflects the self-reported efforts of companies to address climate change. The report is categorized across several industry sectors including Apparel/Accessories, Beverages-Beer, Consumer Shipping, Electronics, Food Products, Food Services, Household Products, Internet/Software, and Media. The scorecard also uses a 100 point scale and 22 criteria to determine if companies have:
- MEASURED their climate “footprint”
- REDUCED their impact on global warming
- SUPPORTED (or suggest intent to block) progressive climate legislation
- Publicly DISCLOSED their climate actions clearly and comprehensively
Here are some highlights from the report:
Google, Anheuser-Busch and Levi Strauss had the largest score improvement, each jumping over 20 points. Improvement was broad, however, with the average company score improving 22 percent over the past year. Nike passed last year’s high scorer, Canon, to become the top scored company.
It wasn’t all good climate news. Five companies scored one or zero points: Jones Apparel Group, Burger King, Darden Restaurants (which owns the popular chains Red Lobster and Olive Garden), Yum! Brands (parent to Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC), and Wendy’s.
The pocket shopping guide can be download here. You can use this information to determine how serious companies are about stopping climate change and also to compare them against their sector competitors. The scorecard gives consumers the power to support companies that take climate change seriously – and avoid those that don’t.
Last Updated on May 8th, 2008
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